Prometheus v Snow White And The Huntsman: Film Face Off

It’s the battle of the Charlize Theron movies this week as alien shocker Prometheus takes on dark fantasy Snow White And The Huntsman, but which will win the film face-off?

Charlize Theron’s two films Prometheus and Snow White And The Huntsman go head to head in this week’s Film Face OffPlot

Ridley Scott’s latest foray into sci-fi territory is a prequel of sorts to his 1979 classic Alien – albeit in 3D with flashier special effects – and follows the events which unfold when a crew of explorers attempting to uncover the origins of mankind on Earth.

However they become stranded in an alien world – and make a discovery which threatens not only them but also life on Earth. Which inevitably means scary extra-terrestrials, icky special effects and more than enough edge of the seat moments.

Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron – as villainous Meredith Vickers – are among those coming face to face with the creepy aliens.

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Snow White and The Huntsman, meanwhile, puts a dark twist on the classic fairy tale, with Kristen Stewart as the whiter-than-white heroine who is taken away into the forest to be killed at the order of her wicked stepmother (Theron, playing the bad guy again).

However the soft-hearted huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) who is assigned to do the dirty deed chickens out, and instead protects Snow White, teaching her – with the aid of the ever-present dwarves – to becoming a feisty fighting heroine and get revenge on the evil queen.

A bit like the original film, in other words, only with slightly fewer choruses of Heigh-Ho.

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Winner: Prometheus just about noses ahead since the plot is a little less obvious than Snow White’s – which, let’s be honest, we’re all too familiar with.

What We Say

Prometheus: His first foray back into sci-fi since Blade Runner is masterfully executed…Amazingly for a big, noisy summer movie, there’s only one gun fired in the entire film (how did Sir Ridley swing that?). Boldly commendable but by the finale you crave a little less metaphysics, a little more fighting.’ (Larushka Ivan-Zadeh)

‘A drop-dead fabulous-looking action adventure, starring Twilight’s own princess of sulk, Kristen Stewart…this dark fantasy mish-mash doesn’t give a hoot but there’s enough going on to keep teen audiences off the streets for the full two hours.’ (Larushka Ivan-Zadeh)

Winner: A close one since both films have their merits, but Prometheus edges it.

What They Say

‘Fundamental problems withPrometheus: it has a very bad plot line and the dialogue and characterisation are often atrocious.’ @brendonconnelly

‘Prometheus‘ was disappointing. Pretty to look at but there’s zero direction in terms of plot. I suddenly don’t care about Space Jockeys.’@deanitsomfg

Amazing 3D work def up there with Avatar & Ridley’s cinematography is stunning! @david_c_hewitt

SnowWhiteandTheHuntsmanwas pretty good! I’d give it an 8 but a 100 for Chris Hemsworthandhis face.@mermaidhairrr